| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Sri Lanka |
| Dates | 3 – 9 December |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Maldives (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Pakistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 11 (1.57 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hassan Adhuham Assadhulla Abdulla (2 goals each) |
| 2013 → | |
The 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy was the first edition of the tournament which took place in Sri Lanka from 3–9 December 2012.
The tournament was won by Maldives, who defeated Pakistan 2–1 in the final.
Hosts
Sri Lanka were the hosts of the tournament as this is organised by the Ministry of Sports in association with the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.
Venue
| Nawalapitiya |
|---|
| Jayathilake Sports Complex |
| Capacity: 20,000 |
|
Participated nations
Sri Lanka – Host- Pakistan
Bangladesh- Maldives
Group stage
All times are Sri Lanka Time (SLST) – UTC+05:30
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Top two placed teams advance to the finals |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Pakistan
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
| Bangladesh
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 – 3 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Assadhulla  Adhuham pen.' |
| Bangladesh | 0 – 1 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 80' Saeed |
| Pakistan | 0 – 1 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Imaaz |
| Sri Lanka | 1 – 0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Prasad 71' |
Report |
| Maldives | 0 – 1 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 31' Touhidul Alam |
| Sri Lanka | 0 – 0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
Final
Main article: 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy Final| Maldives | 2 – 1 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Rilwan 57' Assadhulla 61' |
Report | 84' (o.g.) Yaamin |
Winner
| 2012 Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy |
|---|
 Maldives First title |
Goalscorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
- Moosa Yaamin (playing against Pakistan in the final)
References
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